SBCC Officer at SPRING

Strengthening Partnerships, Results and Innovations in Nutrition (SPRING) is a five-year cooperative agreement funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to provide state-of-the-art technical support and facilities country-led, regional, and global programs to improve the nutritional status of women and children. The SPRING implementation team consists of JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc., Helen Keller International (HIK), the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPR), Save the Children (SC), and The Manoff Group (TMG). USAID Nigeria has provided field support funding the he SPRING Project to work in the Benue State and FCT with a focus on infant and young child feeding (IYCF) training packages and technical assistant (TA) that support development of a national Social and Behavioral Change and Communication (SBCC) strategy.

SPRING is looking to hire suitable candidates to fill the vacant position within its rapidly expanding program portfolio.

Position: SBCC Officer

Location: Abuja

Job Description:

• Development of overall SPRING SBCC strategic direction, with particular emphasis on SBCC related to nutrition.
• Contribute to the development of the 58CC team work plans and budgets, ensuring consistency with the project’s strategic direction and priorities; and,
• Ensure timely, quality delivery on assigned activities, including management of budgets related to those activities.
• Identify key gaps in global knowledge and understanding, promising and innovative SBCC related approaches, and contribute to the design and oversight of research or studies to test and document their effectiveness; and

Qualification:

• Master's degree in one of the following or related fields: health education/promotion and/or communication; International Public Health, Nutrition, or other Social Sciences;
• Minimum of 3-5 years of relevant experience working internationally with government entities, UN agencies and NGOs, including at least two years at the field level;
• Demonstrated success in applying behavior change theory and approaches in applied field settings
• Experience in the design and implementation of behavior change programming in the context of multi-sectoral approaches
• Demonstrated success in managing the development of graphic and other communication materials to support behavior change

Application Closing Date
6th December, 2013

How to Apply
Interested candidates should submit: cover letter and current curriculum vitae to the following email address to: aonifade@hki.org

The closing date for applications is 6th December 2013. Kindly make the position you are applying for the subject of your application. Further, for positions with multiple locations, put the position/the location as your subject e.g. Finance Assistant/Benue.

All correspondence should include physical and e-mail addresses as well as contact telephone number(s). Only E-mail applications will be accepted and only short-listed candidates will be notified.